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“We hope to reopen Laurel as soon as possible but in the meantime we are transferring our 15 patients from this ward to our other older people’s wards within AWP Trust.

“Each patient is being moved to the ward that best meets their needs in order to minimise both disruption to care and potential for distress.”

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was due to inspect the hospital in June

The Laurel ward provides assessment and treatment for men and women with organic mental health problems, which means their patients' conditions are due to a medical or physical disease as opposed to a psychiatric illness.

The ward treats patients from across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

In November last year, Callington Road Hospital faced criticism after a jury in the inquest of a former patient who decided to take his own life – less than a day after being admitted – said staff had failed to identify potential risks.